How (not) to import a stainless-steel Jeep from the Philippines
Published Friday, 10 June, 2011 by Kelsey Rae. Categories: News.
By PETER GREENBERG, CBS NEWS TRAVEL EDITOR on 6/09/2011
The year was 1984. The place was Manila, capital of the Philippines. I was there to conduct a formal sit-down interview with President Ferdinand Marcos at Malacaņang palace. It was to be a wide-ranging interview on foreign affairs, political insurgency and democracy in Asia.
The interview was moving along well when the president was interrupted to take an important phone call. At that moment, I happened to look out the window and see the most unusual vehicle parked in the palace driveway. It got my attention not just…
The year was 1984. The place was Manila, capital of the Philippines. I was there to conduct a formal sit-down interview with President Ferdinand Marcos at Malacaņang palace. It was to be a wide-ranging interview on foreign affairs, political insurgency and democracy in Asia.
The interview was moving along well when the president was interrupted to take an important phone call. At that moment, I happened to look out the window and see the most unusual vehicle parked in the palace driveway. It got my attention not just…